Avery asked the security about what happened. And they said suspicious men managed to get in, and they were checking guests.

At the same time, Avery heard the babysitter, Sarah's voice. She stumbled downstairs, "Your Highness, she's missing."

Avery's look changed immediately. She couldn't stand up all of a sudden, as if she lost support.

Evan reached out to hold her. He put his hand around her waist so she could stand up. Evan said, "Tell us exactly what happened."

There were so many guests at the president's house, including whoever with ulterior motives.

Sarah was pale. Her voice was choked, and she was about to cry. She said as her lips shook, "I turned around to wash milk bottles. When I came back, she was gone."

"They haven't gone far."

Evan hurried to call the security and asked them to search around the president's house.

Mr. Black also stepped in to help. He asked the security to show them the CCTV.

Avery asked Sarah to find the secretary. So he could organize the search in the president's house. There was no need to alarm other guests.

The second Sarah left, Avery received a text.

She looked down at the screen. The text was from an unknown number.

She clicked it. There was a video popping out on the screen. A baby was crying so hard that the face got red.

As the baby continued to cry, a sharp knife suddenly appeared, along with a stripped barbie doll. The one who had the knife didn't say one word. He just cut off the barbie's hands, feet, and head...

Barbie dolls wouldn't bleed. However, it was gruesome to see it dismembered.

Avery's heart sank until it hit bottom. She was so cold that she couldn't help shivering.

Suddenly her phone was ringing...

Avery answered it with shaking fingers. Then she heard the disguised voice. The one said, "If you want to see your daughter again, come to the place I tell you by 12 tonight. Or, you saw what happened to the barbie doll."

Avery grabbed the phone and started running. Mr. Black was grabbed and almost took a fall.

"Where are you going?" Mr. Black followed her. Evan grabbed her, "I'll come with you."

Avery remembered what was said on the phone. She stopped and looked at the handcuff anxiously, "The handcuff..."

Then she grabbed Mr. Black and hit him as hard as he could, "Where is the key? Give me the key! Give it to me!"

Mr. Black lost balance because of the hitting. He reached out to take off a pearl hairpin from Avery's hair. He inserted the end of the hairpin into the handcuff hold. Then he pressed the button. The handcuff was open.

Avery couldn't wait to go out. She almost bumped into Erin, who just came in.

"Your Highness?"

Erin called her. But she stepped aside to give her way seeing she was in a rush.

Avery gave her a glance. People turned around to see nothing but a shadow.

Mr. Black and Evan followed her and ran in a rush too.

***

The baby's wrinkled crying face was zoomed in a giant screen.

In front of it, Molly held a framed picture. From the bottom of her eyes, the crazy hatred was poured.

"Rebecca, don't worry. I won't let you in heaven alone while that woman lives so happily. I will make her and her child pay!"

Molly reached her hands out, trying to put her hands around the baby's neck.

Then she hit the speakerphone, "Will that bitch be here in such a short time? And are you sure she's here alone? I'm worried she might call the police."

"She'll be here as fast as she could. Her daughter is the life of her. As for calling the police, if she does, her daughter would die."

The one on the other end of the phone smiled. The look was dark. But the sound was confident, "Don't worry. I have organized everything. You teach me this, remember? You have to hit where it hurts the most. And grabbing her daughter hurt me the most. Well, actually, it hurts the bitch as well as the president. As long as we have the leverage, they will all be painful."

After today, Avery would disappear in the world.

She didn't agree with Molly. Molly wanted to torture here. But she wanted to get rid of Avery. So James would get the benefit. She wanted to become the most important woman for James.

Eric smiled as the corner of her eyes went up. How could she not plan thoroughly? This was such an exciting matter.

Avery came to a wasted factory in the suburb following the GPS.

She had no time to call the police because she needed to be here by 12. And she was afraid by calling the cops, and the kidnappers would get alert and harm her daughter.

Before the kidnapping, Avery has tightened the security. But, who knew they could grab her daughter?

Avery got out of the car. There were only ten minutes to 12. Avery squeezed the phone. She couldn't mind much and ran to the old factory.

Mr. Black and Evan also followed. They both had grave looks.

In order not to alarm the kidnappers, they didn't bring any more men. The two men who were at odds with each other had the same thing in mind. They both wanted to get Avery's daughter out safely.

Avery hurried to get into the factory. She could hear her daughter's crying from afar. Her voice was coarse and frightened. Avery could tell she was crying for a long time.

Avery felt her heart clenched, suddenly hearing her daughter's crying. She was shocked and couldn't breathe.

She ran to where the crying came from. And she finally saw her daughter. She was wrapped in a blanket, put in a basket that was hung in the air. Underneath the basket was a pool of liquids bubbling.

Her daughter's face was red because of the crying. She couldn't stop shivering for she was worked up. She looked so pitiful and sad. Avery felt painful for what happened to her.

Avery held her chest and looked around. No one was here. She looked up again and saw a time device on the basket.

Nobody?

Evan and Mr. Black came inside too. When they saw Avery's daughter, their looks changed. Evan's look was stiff. He approached the hot liquid pool. There was nothing to climb. And the only chain was iron.

The basket was in a high place. If one stepped on another, both needed to be at least 6 feet tall—the poo was wide and couldn't reach it.

Draining the liquid probably would trigger an explosion. The liquid in the pool was probably erosive, and the stuff stored in the factory was flammable and explosive.

And there was a timing device on the basket.

The time was pressing. Avery's heart was clenched. She was lost. Suddenly, her phone rang again...